Vista RC1 has been running like a champ for the past week but I finally found a bug. I received the error message below when I tried to open an HTML file with Notepad++:

Do people really want to know when a system error completes successfully? :)

I'm sure the error is partly the fault of Notepad++ since it isn't announced to be Vista compatible. However, I would think that Microsoft

Tracking Down Great Software For You!

One of the biggest things that I hate when reinstalling Windows is hunting down all of my drivers. I eventually got clever enough where I downloaded all of the drivers I needed and put them on a CD. Then each time I needed them they were always easy to find. Well, it looks like I was taking a completely wrong approach.

There is a

How sweet is this? The Google Personalized Homepage has tabs! Now you can add, organize, and utilize the most screen space possible!

I started playing with the feature and one thing that took me a minute to figure out was how to delete/rename a tab. All you have to do is click on the tab to select it and then click on the name again. You'll then see an "X"

Google's Picasa 2.5 photo managing software has worked its way out of Beta (believe it or not :) ). The release notes detail all of the new features but here is a brief overview for those that have not been venturous enough to play with the Beta:

• Share photos online
• Nested folder view
• Save changes to disk
• Improved import
• Screensavers
• Geotagging
• Larger
  Continue reading Google’s Picasa 2.5 Now Out Of Beta

The 495MB file Office 2007 TR has been made available for download. Thanks to Mark who sent me an email providing the direct download link without the need for WGA validation.

Download the Office 2007 Beta 2 TR

Don't forget that you now need a plug-in to save files as PDF or XPS:

• 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF
  Continue reading Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 TR Download Available

Jyngle is a new voice and text messaging service (in beta) that makes communicating with a group easy. It combines the latest mobile voice technology with online social networking to give you a rather useful and free service.  Jyngle is a product of  Brevient, a software development company focused on web-based business software.

This service is especially beneficial when you're needing to

Mozilla has placed the official release of Firefox 1.5.0.7 on their FTP for download. Typically I would just link to the FTP and tell you to go find your language but I figured I do this so much now that I should come up with a better way. I don't think I could do it much easier than this:

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